GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |